1866 Baseball Cards

[GoldenAge50s]

Those are simply an amazing collection that tell a story & must be kept together as a snapshot of some of the earliest baseball captured by camera.

It was a joy to see them. The advice given is varied & all by top-notch, knowledgable collectors---TAKE YOUR TIME & decide what is best for you to
assure that the group history is preserved before any decision is made to sell.

I woud hope that if going the museum route they will guarantee to promote & display them.

[ls7plus]

Lest we forget, while I'm sure the Hall of Fame has tightened up its security after some really adverse publicity, numerous items have been stolen from Cooperstown over the years, including a group of five opening day baseballs signed by various presidents, donated by Walter Johnson; a DiMaggio cap; and various historic documents.

The museum donation would be a good idea if only they would care for them as devotedly as you or another passionate collector would!

Just my two cents.

Best, guys!

Larry

[orator1]

I visited the HOF three years ago for research and was impressed by the care they gave the 19th century photographs I was viewing. Items in the HOF can be personally viewed by visitors. As a security measure, security cameras record the individual viewing the items. The archivists wore white gloves while handling the items and require visitors to do the same. Even with gloves, I was informed that some items were too fragile to handle except by the archivist. Many of the rare photographs I viewed were already scanned and stored in a database, which made it easy to order copies. Donating the CDVs to the HOF and keeping the set together is worth considering. Just my 2 cents...

[slidekellyslide]

If you donate to the Hall of Fame and they do happen to get stolen don't expect the Hall of Fame to do anything about it, even if they know who stole them.

[Kudbegud]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

If you donate to the Hall of Fame and they do happen to get stolen don't expect the Hall of Fame to do anything about it, even if they know who stole them.

You mean no police report? No legal action of any kind? No firings? No effort to recover the stolen items?

[19cbb]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

If you donate to the Hall of Fame and they do happen to get stolen don't expect the Hall of Fame to do anything about it, even if they know who stole them.

Great post Dan!

+1

[Kudbegud]

1866 Newspaper Clippings

[GaryPassamonte]

It looks like the Wapellos were the class of their area. I like the quote about the " Suckers teaching them fellows about baseball. " Neat stuff.